England manager Roy Hodgson said he hopes Beckham stays in football after retirement:

David is a man with many talents and a lot of people will now be offering him different jobs, different roles, some of which could take him away from football, but I’m rather hoping we will be able to keep him in football.

We could benefit from his experience, we could benefit from his charisma, and benefit from the magnificent past he has had as a football player.

Manchester United, the club for whom Beckham made 394 appearances, thanked the player "for the memories":

Downing Street said the footballer was a "brilliant ambassador" for the country:

The Prime Minister's view is that David Beckham has been an outstanding footballer throughout his career but not only that he has been a brilliant ambassador for this country, not least if we remember all the work he did on helping us win London 2012.

The Prime Minister's message would simply be to say: congratulations on a fantastic career.

The owner of Paris Saint-Germain said he hopes David Beckham will still have a role to play at the club after his retirement.

PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: "We are discussing the possibilities to keep working together at Paris Saint-Germain."

With French title glory for PSG, Beckham achieved his aim of ending his career "at the top" Credit: REUTERS/Robert Pratta

Beckham's wife Victoria said the couple were now "excited about the next chapter in our lives":

The children and I are so proud of David, it's been an incredible journey for us all as we have watched him play at clubs all over the world throughout the last 15 years.

This was not an easy decision to make, and to me and the children he will always be an amazing sportsman and a devoted husband and father.

We are all excited about the next chapter in our lives and the adventures we will explore as a family.